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Taxpayers to foot bill to remove dead cattle from Okanagan Lake
Taxpayers on are the hook to pull out 31 dead cattle from Okanagan Lake despite…
Cattle carcasses successfully removed from Okanagan Lake near Vernon
The salvage operation to pull dead cattle carcasses from Okanagan Lake near Vernon is now…
Why a massive unknown cave in Wells Gray Park remains a mystery
A massive and remote cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park remains blocked from the public…
Future of rare cold-water coral garden on B.C. coast still in question
The fate of a rare and splendid coral garden in a remote B.C. inlet is…
Wolves spotted in Okanagan should be cause for caution not fear
Reports of wolves being photographed in the Black Mountain area of Kelowna on the weekend…
Dozen B.C. First Nations funded to pursue clean energy projects
A dozen First Nations in B.C. are taking strides to reduce their dependence on dirty…
Blueberry River First Nations beat B.C. in court and now everything’s changing
Apart from a little pocket of land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains,…
New land conservancy will help save a B.C. island’s precious ‘popcorn bowl’
A new conservancy on Saturna Island boosts the protection of B.C.’s rarest ecosystem, which shelters…
Vernon’s new dust monitors fail to monitor dust
The City of Vernon has spent $12,000 on dust monitoring sensors that don't work. The…
Tiny B.C. island community’s answer to climate change? Feed everyone
Quadra Islander Ramona Boyle is rummaging through cardboard boxes when her friend lets out a…
iN PHOTOS: After a century of damage, Okanagan nation caretakers restoring Trout Creek
During the eighth annual syilx siw?k? (Water) Forum, attendees visited a local creek which is…
Will B.C.’s shift to clean transportation take rural communities along for the ride?
The B.C. government needs to ensure rural and Indigenous communities are not left in the…
Education project brings syilx teachings into Okanagan classrooms
When European settlement began in syilx homelands more than 150 years ago, the relationship between…
Yukon River’s salmon runs likely to stay small while Indigenous Peoples’ sacrifice grows
The collapse of wild salmon is causing a current of pain that spans the length…
Salvaging the sacred from climate disaster in B.C.
The floodwaters rose swiftly and silently inside Nicole Norris’s family home and other residences of…